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re: Race in Regards to Rights Contracts

Posted by: NewtonUK 12:59 pm EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: re: Race in Regards to Rights Contracts - perfectlyfrank 12:35 pm EDT 04/02/14

I think the original post is a larger question. The original initiative of non traditional casting was re roles where race was of no importance to the telling of the story - so that you wouldnt be under the gun if you did Long Days Journey Into Night with an all white (or all black) cast, because it was a Mom and a Dad and their two sons. A family. But if you were doing say, A Touch of the Poet, an African American, Asian, latino etc actor or actress could play most of the roles in that show - as long as they could do the Irish dialect required, and not really pull the play out of shape.

That said - we've moved past that original initiative in profound ways, and have indeed seen mixed race families onstage where the intent is not that its a mixed race family - just a mixed race cause - an African American King Lear with multi racial daughters.

This is not important to the story in the modern world. Its acting.

Whereas Master Harold and the Boys kind of requires two black actors and one white actor.

The role in Violet, as I remember it, is not racially specific in its content (I may be wrong on this) so you would not be in violation to hire a Caucasian or Asian or other race actor to play this role.

Just as you would not be violating the contract to have an African American Violet.


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re: Race in Regards to Rights Contracts (Violet spoilers contained herein)

Posted by: MikeR 01:28 pm EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: re: Race in Regards to Rights Contracts - NewtonUK 12:59 pm EDT 04/02/14

It's been years since I've seen Violet, so I don't remember if there are any specific references to Flick's race in the script. But it seems to me that a key issue in the plot is whether Violet chooses Monty, a man she doesn't love but on paper would be a good match, or Flick, a man she loves but whose race means that their partnership will open up a whole new world of problems for her.

It's worth mentioning that in the original short story (The Ugliest Pilgrim), Flick is black.


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re: Race in Regards to Rights Contracts (Violet spoilers contained herein)

Posted by: bwaydiva1 02:54 pm EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: re: Race in Regards to Rights Contracts (Violet spoilers contained herein) - MikeR 01:28 pm EDT 04/02/14

There are references to Flick's race in the script.


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re: Race in Regards to Rights Contracts (Violet spoilers contained herein)

Posted by: MikeR 03:00 pm EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: re: Race in Regards to Rights Contracts (Violet spoilers contained herein) - bwaydiva1 02:54 pm EDT 04/02/14

Thanks. I thought that was the case, but it's been over 14 years since I saw it.


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